Nebraska Cornhuskers versus Oklahoma Sooners Big 12 Championship 2010 NCAAF Week 14 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: The Nebraska Cornhuskers will travel to Dallas to take on the Oklahoma Sooners in a throwback Big 12 Championship game on Saturday night at 8:00 PM ET at Jerry Jones Cowboy Stadium. The Cornhuskers come in at 10-2, 6-2 1st in the Big 12 North while the Sooners are also 10-2, 6-2 1st in the Big 12 South and it didn’t look like either team was going to make it to the Championship game just a couple weeks ago but the cards fell in place for them both. Nebraska won the Conference Championship in the first year 1996 and hopes to win it again in their last as they are headed to the Big Ten Conference next season. “How exciting to be able to pair up against Nebraska,” said head football coach Bob Stoops, who grew up playing football in Youngstown, Ohio, with Vince Pelini – Bo’s younger brother. “The tradition there and the history between Nebraska and Oklahoma and with them departing from us, to have one more go at it is really pretty exciting and special.” Vegas odds makers have the Oklahoma Sooners a -4 1/2 point favorite at Cowboys Stadium against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Oklahoma is coming off a freaky win over Oklahoma State that propelled it to the Championship game 47-41 moving them to 7-5 ATS for the season. Quarterback Landry Jones completed 37 of 62 passes for 468 yards and 4 touchdowns with 3 picks hitting receiver Cameron Kenney with 6 balls for 141 yards and 2 scores. Oklahoma is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nebraska. The Sooners are ranked at 9th and the Huskers 18th in the FBS College Football Power Top 25 Week 14 Rankings.
Nebraska is coming off a victory 45-17 at home over Colorado moving them to just 5-6 ATS for the season. Dual threat quarterback Taylor Martinez was out and Cody Green completed just 10 for 13 passes for 80 yards and 2 scores while rushing 7 times for 23 more yards and another touchdown. Nebraska is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games and the total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nebraska’s last 6 games when playing Oklahoma. Odds makers at JustBET have the over/under for the total score at 53 points combined of the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Oklahoma Sooners.